"Man of supreme character, amusing multiple belly laughs story teller, skipping wit, REAL FREEDOM FIGHTER, deeply CARING husband 2 mom, brother, sisters, brother, relatives, and TOWERING INTELLECT. Love his traditional celebration he always made sure his kids got we had Christmas candies cookies drinks tree decorating and gifts. So crazy and honored i was in the presence of a real life genius. Playfully joke with his kids, abt his secret brag, IQ north of 145 and literally almost getting a lot questions answered right on Jeopardy lol. He was a unicorn in so many ways. Love you PAPA!!"
In loving memory of
James Sikora
March 11, 1934 - October 16, 2011
James Sikora, of Oconto, died Sunday, October 16, 2011 at his home. He was 77 years old. He was born on March 11, 1934 in Antigo, son of the late Felix and Margaret (Johnson) Sikora. He married Barbara Flannery in 1953, the couple later divorced. He married Lieng Nguyen in 1972 in Vietnam. She survives.
Mr. Sikora was a Vietnam veteran serving in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1974. While he was in the Air Force he attended William and Mary College in Virginia majoring in Quantum Physics with a 4.0 GPA.
He enjoyed trapping, gardening, electronics and spending time with his family. He took special care of his wife and was devoted to his entire family.
Survivors include five daughters, Sherri Rollins, Poquoson, Va, Mary Kay (Vern) Dennis, King William, Va, Lisa Roundtree, Richmond, Va, Kim (Dane) Burkhardt, Weston and Lynn (Brad) Pirlot, Oconto; five sons, Doug (special friend Joan) Sikora, Mass, Wayne Sikora, Gloucester, Va, Tony Sikora, Fla, Hieu Sikora, Reno, Nev and Vincent (special friend Lori) Sikora, Coleman; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a sister, Margaret (Loren) Doucette, Antigo; four brothers, Edward Sikora, Antigo, Paul (Audrey) Sikora, Antigo, Thomas (Beverly) Sikora, Deerbrook and Richard (Sharon) Sikora, Lakeland, Fla.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Mike; two brothers, Larry and Charles; and sister, Mary.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Bradley Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Hoffmann officiating. Antigo veterans will conduct military rites at the funeral home following the service. Visitation will be 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.
Tributes
"When I was in highschool, Uncle Jim taught me how to trap minnows and this became my summer job for the next few years. He explained how to trap chubs in order to make more money. He told me about some spots to go trap and he even loaned me a few glass traps to get me started until I could make some money and buy my own traps. He also explained about not over trapping a spot. He taught me some important lessons about conservation and respect for natural resources."
"I hope that Uncle Jim rests in peace, God bless his family. He will have to wait a little bit til we can have a Sikora Family Reunion in Heaven. Uncle Jim and his Family are in my prayers......"
"As an out of town cousin of Jim, I didn't spend as much time with him as I would have liked to, but when we did get together, we had a great time. Our sincere sympathy to the entire family on Jim's passing, may he rest in peace.....until we meet again."